Towards the end of April, SEC Commissioner Robert J. Jackson Jr. delivered a heartfelt speech in Cleveland about the decline of initial public offerings (IPOs) in the US. While there has been much debate regarding the cause of this decline (with some questioning whether it even matters), Commissioner Jackson pointed a heavy finger at the fees levied upon smaller issuers as significant factor in creating the problem...

SEC Commissioner Daniel Gallagher has consistently criticized the “Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act” – otherwise affectionately know as Dodd-Frank. It should come to no surprise to anyone who has operated inside the beltway that Dodd-Frank has accomplished little except to bog down the regulatory process. In fact 5 years into the 2300 pages of fine print, the SEC is still only half-way completed with their rule making task...

Venovate, an online platform for alternative investing, today announced that Jerry Chafkin, EVP and Chief Investment Officer of AssetMark and former senior Charles Schwab executive, has joined the company's Board of Directors . “We are delighted to ...

Mary Jo White Talks Investor Advisory Committee The Securities and Exchange Commission has created an Investor Advisory Committee (IAC), as mandated by Dodd-Frank , to advise the SEC on regulatory practices and priorities. You would think the SEC ...